baptist
/ˈbæbtɪst/noun
baptist is spelled B-A-P-T-I-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baptist means “A person who baptizes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of baptist is baptists.
How many letters and syllables are in baptist?
| Letters | 7: B-A-P-T-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is baptist?
Baptist appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce baptist?
- /ˈbæptɪst/
- US /ˈbæbtɪst/
- US /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/
Baptist has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Paul2520-Baptist.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-baptist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of baptist
- baptists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baptist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who baptizes.
noun
- 1
An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Baptist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | baptiste , baptiseur, baptiseuse, baptisateur, baptisatrice |
| German | Baptist, Baptistin , Täufer, Täuferin , baptistisch, Baptisten- |
| Portuguese | batista , baptista |
| Spanish | baptista , bautista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does baptist come from?
From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).